[Python-Dev] Re: Decimal data type issues

[Batista, Facundo]

[Kevin Jacobs]
#- Don't forget that many financial applications use fixed scale and 
#- precision as
#- their primary mechanism for specifying Decimal types.  As such, it
#- would be very nice to have a constructor that took a literal 
#- representation
#- as well as scale and precision.  While using context is 

What is "fixed scale"?

Could you provide examples of the functionality that you're asking for?
Thanks.

.	Facundo